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Life, Liberty & The American WayThu, 16 Mar 2017 20:45:53 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.12Who Should I Vote For?http://vespucciland.com/2016/02/04/who-should-i-vote-for/
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I don’t know. I really don’t. What don’t you know, Jake? Who I’m going to vote for. Duh, you’re voting for Bernie. You already said that on Facebook like a thousand times. I know, I know, I know. But I’m having some doubts. Oy, now you tell me. Okay, what’s going on, bubala? So, a […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2016/02/04/who-should-i-vote-for/feed/0One Week Outhttp://vespucciland.com/2015/01/14/one-week-out/
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I. Fuck Religion The ghastly, horrific slaughter at the offices of the French humor newspaper Charlie Hebdo only reinforce my belief that religion – in our supposedly post-Enlightenment era – is a relic from a time when the world honestly believed in what we now consider myths. The Bible is a wonderful book…of fairytales […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2015/01/14/one-week-out/feed/1World Gone Madhttp://vespucciland.com/2014/08/20/world-gone-mad/
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It’s been a beautiful summer. At least in New York. Winter was harsh, and all the predictors and prognosticators foresaw a summer perfectly representational of global warming: hot, humid, a regular morning commute armpit soaker. That’s what we’ve been getting the past few years. A decent May. A June that is just a bit too […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2014/08/20/world-gone-mad/feed/0Schlemiel/Schlemazelhttp://vespucciland.com/2014/07/24/schlemielschlemazel/
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I’m being set up. I can always tell. I walk into the bar and there are five other people. Two couples I recognize and some lady with dark hair and fishnet stockings, pale skin, nice legs, the former-Goth look I’ve always had an itch for. At least my friends know my taste, I think as […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2014/07/24/schlemielschlemazel/feed/1The Fault in Ourselveshttp://vespucciland.com/2014/05/28/the-fault-in-ourselves/
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My girlfriend dumped me. She did so in public, and very loudly. She said some horrible nasty things about me, some that were true, but many that were not. Other people heard. Some laughed at me. Some gave me looks of pity. One woman gave my girlfriend an obligatory “You go girl,” as Zelda humiliated […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2014/05/28/the-fault-in-ourselves/feed/0The Boredom of Bigotryhttp://vespucciland.com/2014/05/07/the-boredom-of-bigotry/
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Nietzsche’s Theory of Eternal Recurrence didn’t actually originate with Nietzsche, but rather – one might say – recurred yet again with him after being propounded many times before. It can be found in the philosophies of the ancients, as well as symbolized in the Buddhist wheel of time and the Hindu concept of karma and the […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2014/05/07/the-boredom-of-bigotry/feed/0We, the Chosen Peoplehttp://vespucciland.com/2014/02/05/we-the-chosen-people/
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I was once asked whether I was Jew first or an American first. It wasn’t meant as an accusation. This was not some House subcommittee on loyalty and patriotism. This was just someone asking out of curiosity. In fact, I’ve been asked this same question a few times in my life, though not nearly as […]]]>http://vespucciland.com/2014/02/05/we-the-chosen-people/feed/0I May Be An Asshole, But At Least I’m Not A Racist (Most Of The Time)http://vespucciland.com/2013/03/13/i-may-be-an-asshole-but-at-least-im-not-a-racist-most-of-the-time/
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http://vespucciland.com/2012/12/26/an-open-intervention-for-the-nra/#commentsWed, 26 Dec 2012 20:08:21 +0000http://vespucciland.com/?p=1458http://vespucciland.com/2012/12/26/an-open-intervention-for-the-nra/feed/1An Escapehttp://vespucciland.com/2012/12/19/an-escape/
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